Cathedral Fellowship | ‘I always said I’d never work in a church’!

Head verger, Tim Morris, looks at his varied career through the hospitality industry, funeral services to his current role in Chichester Cathedral. 

Tim lets us into (some of) the secrets of what goes on in the Verger’s office and the Canons’ Vestry which lie behind the smooth running of the daily round of cathedral worship.


At the Cathedral Fellowship members of the congregation meet old friends and make new ones. If you are new to the Congregation, it’s an excellent opportunity to meet new people and to begin to feel at home. We meet once a month for a talk or presentation on a wide range of topics, some of which are related to the Cathedral and Christian belief and practice and others are of more general interest. All our presenters are informal and approachable. There are no tickets and no membership, though we ask for a donation to cover expenses. 

We generally meet either in George Bell House, 4 Canon Lane or in Vicars’ Hall (do check the venue) with the talk followed by questions and discussion and the all-important cup of tea. We start at 2.15pm and the gathering lasts about 75 minutes.

Everybody is very welcome. 

For further information contact fellowship@chichestercathedral.org.uk.